stay out

phrasal verb

stayed out; staying out; stays out

1

: to avoid going into a place

They kicked us out of the bar and told us to stay out.

2

: to spend time away from home

She stayed out dancing all night.

Examples of stay out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tree stands are elevated platforms 10 to 30 feet high, used to help hunters to stay out sight. —Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Dec. 2025

Can the Pats stay out of third-and-long? —Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025

In Japan, the first capsule hotel was built in the city of Osaka in 1979, primarily to serve as an inexpensive overnight option for salarymen who worked late and preferred to stay out drinking and socializing rather than spending more money commuting home. —Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025

After staying out of crypto for years, the buy-now-pay-later giant Klarna has been making a flurry of moves in the digital asset space. —Ben Weiss, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for stay out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout